Issues : Deletions in A
b. 2-3
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composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor
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In A one can see crossed-out pedalling markings, according to which the pedal should be changed every half bar – 3 times . category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A |
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b. 3-4
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composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor
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In A one can see that three accidentals were crossed out; it seems that Chopin wrote them "just in case." Afterwards, it turned out that they were superfluous – the before the penultimate note in b. 3 and the flats before d3 and g2 in b. 4. (We give the before a3 in our transcriptions due to the division of the bar between the lines.) category imprint: Source & stylistic information issues: Cautionary accidentals , Deletions in A |
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b. 16-17
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composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor
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The crossings-out visible in the L.H. part in A allow us to decipher the initial version of the ending of b. 16 and of entire b. 17, which is as follows: . category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Accompaniment changes |
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b. 18-21
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composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor
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All bass octaves in b. 18-20 and the first in b. 21 were provided with staccato dots in A, which Chopin then crossed out and replaced with slurs. category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A |
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b. 22
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composition: Op. 28 No. 16, Prelude in B♭ minor
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In A there was initially a before the 5th semiquaver, which, together with the before the 7th note, would result in the following sequence, in which the 5th, 8th and 10th notes would be c2: . category imprint: Corrections & alterations; Source & stylistic information issues: Corrections in A , Deletions in A , Main-line changes |